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0 f SHARE TWEET SHARES FOR THE SIKE OF HEHES SMASH SMASH SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE PEWDIEPIE PEWDIEPIE OIN THE SYR OLD FIRMY R: ROBERT PAUL FOR BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT When Overwatch League caster Brennon 'Bren' Hook posted a seemingly innocent Tweet suggesting that his followers subscribe to PewDiePie, he likely didn't expect the backlash he received from some users. ARNENO m PewDiePie signs copies of his new book "This Bcok Loves You at Barnes & Noble Unian Square in New York, NY, on Oct 29 2015.ohn Lamparski/Getty Images) CHINESE HEGINE Popular Youtuber PewDiePie Censored in China After Posting Video Critical of Regime O Nathan Law @nathanlawkc PewDiePie is now banned in China. This is his comment on China: "China's just like the one person on twitter that can't take any criticism and just blocks everyone" And he nails it. 12:40/17:46 Hong Kong vs Joker Ends Fortnite Pewdiepie as an Overwatch Character I think a hero is any person really intent on making this a better place for all people. --MAYA ANGELOU
0 f SHARE TWEET SHARES FOR THE SIKE OF HEHES SMASH SMASH SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE PEWDIEPIE PEWDIEPIE OIN THE SYR OLD FIRMY R: ROBERT PAUL FOR BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT When Overwatch League caster Brennon 'Bren' Hook posted a seemingly innocent Tweet suggesting that his followers subscribe to PewDiePie, he likely didn't expect the backlash he received from some users. ARNENO m PewDiePie signs copies of his new book "This Bcok Loves You at Barnes & Noble Unian Square in New York, NY, on Oct 29 2015.ohn Lamparski/Getty Images) CHINESE HEGINE Popular Youtuber PewDiePie Censored in China After Posting Video Critical of Regime O Nathan Law @nathanlawkc PewDiePie is now banned in China. This is his comment on China: "China's just like the one person on twitter that can't take any criticism and just blocks everyone" And he nails it. 12:40/17:46 Hong Kong vs Joker Ends Fortnite Pewdiepie as an Overwatch Character I think a hero is any person really intent on making this a better place for all people. --MAYA ANGELOU

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Even the U.S government is fighting against Blizzard.

Congress of the United States Washington, DC 20510 October 18, 2019 Robert A. Kotick Chief Executive Office Activision Blizzard 3100 Ocean Park Boulevard Santa Monica, California 90405 Dear Mr. Kotick: We write to express our deep concern about Activision Blizzard's decision to make player Ng Wai Chung forfeit prize money and ban him from participating in tournaments for a year after he voiced support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. This decision is particularly concerning in light of the Chinese government's growing appetite for pressuring American businesses to help stifle free speech Activision Blizzard benefits from China's growing market for e-sports, along with an investment from Tencent, one of China's largest technology firms. As you and your company are no doubt aware, the Chinese government uses the size and strength of its economy to suppress opinions with which it disagrees. Last week alone, the Chinese government targeted Apple for hosting an app to help peaceful demonstrators evade repression and the National Basketball Association because one team's general manager tweeted in support of Hong Kong protests. Your company claims to stand by "one's right to express individual thoughts and opinions," yet many of your own employees believe that Activision Blizzard's decision to punish Mr. Chung runs counter to those values. Because your company is such a pillar of the gaming industry, your disappointing decision could have a chilling effect on gamers who seek to use their platform to promote human rights and basic freedoms. Indeed, many gamers around the world have taken notice of gaming sites Company's actions, understandably calling for boycotts of Activision Blizzard As China amplifies its campaign of intimidation, you and your company must decide whether to look beyond the bottom line and promote American values-like freedom of speech and thought-or to give in to Beijing's demands in order to preserve market access. We urge you in the strongest terms to reconsider your decision with respect to Mr. Chung. You have the opportunity to reverse course. We urge you to take it Sincerely, Marco Rubio Ron Wyden United States Sekator United States Senator Ca&cp Mike Gallagher Member of Congress Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Member of Congress Tom Malinowski Member of Congress
Congress of the United States Washington, DC 20510 October 18, 2019 Robert A. Kotick Chief Executive Office Activision Blizzard 3100 Ocean Park Boulevard Santa Monica, California 90405 Dear Mr. Kotick: We write to express our deep concern about Activision Blizzard's decision to make player Ng Wai Chung forfeit prize money and ban him from participating in tournaments for a year after he voiced support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. This decision is particularly concerning in light of the Chinese government's growing appetite for pressuring American businesses to help stifle free speech Activision Blizzard benefits from China's growing market for e-sports, along with an investment from Tencent, one of China's largest technology firms. As you and your company are no doubt aware, the Chinese government uses the size and strength of its economy to suppress opinions with which it disagrees. Last week alone, the Chinese government targeted Apple for hosting an app to help peaceful demonstrators evade repression and the National Basketball Association because one team's general manager tweeted in support of Hong Kong protests. Your company claims to stand by "one's right to express individual thoughts and opinions," yet many of your own employees believe that Activision Blizzard's decision to punish Mr. Chung runs counter to those values. Because your company is such a pillar of the gaming industry, your disappointing decision could have a chilling effect on gamers who seek to use their platform to promote human rights and basic freedoms. Indeed, many gamers around the world have taken notice of gaming sites Company's actions, understandably calling for boycotts of Activision Blizzard As China amplifies its campaign of intimidation, you and your company must decide whether to look beyond the bottom line and promote American values-like freedom of speech and thought-or to give in to Beijing's demands in order to preserve market access. We urge you in the strongest terms to reconsider your decision with respect to Mr. Chung. You have the opportunity to reverse course. We urge you to take it Sincerely, Marco Rubio Ron Wyden United States Sekator United States Senator Ca&cp Mike Gallagher Member of Congress Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Member of Congress Tom Malinowski Member of Congress

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American University Hearthstone Team Ban Mail Part Three

97% 12:53 AM .lAT&T esports 9.2 Assessment of Penalties 2.A. Any violation of the Official Rules by one or more members of a Team will be subject to penalty. The nature and extent of penalties imposed will be determined by Tournament Administration. All decisions of Tournament Administration regarding rules violations or other issues regarding the Tournament are final. 2.B. Penalties for rule violations will be assessed by Tournament Administration. These penalties will vary, some examples being warnings, game losses, to disqualific severity of the offense and the number of offenses committed previously by the same ion, in direct relation to the team. Respectfully, Hearthstone Esports Team
97% 12:53 AM .lAT&T esports 9.2 Assessment of Penalties 2.A. Any violation of the Official Rules by one or more members of a Team will be subject to penalty. The nature and extent of penalties imposed will be determined by Tournament Administration. All decisions of Tournament Administration regarding rules violations or other issues regarding the Tournament are final. 2.B. Penalties for rule violations will be assessed by Tournament Administration. These penalties will vary, some examples being warnings, game losses, to disqualific severity of the offense and the number of offenses committed previously by the same ion, in direct relation to the team. Respectfully, Hearthstone Esports Team

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American University Hearthstone Team Ban Mail Part Two

i 97% .l AT&T ee the official 12:53 AM the co petition and to ere all are welcome Infraction: (1) Violation of rule: 7.1.B 7.1 Sportsmanship and Professionalism. 1.B. .. Participants may not take any action or perform any gesture directed at another Participant, Tespa Admin, or any other party or incite others to do the same which is abusive, insulting, mocking, or disruptive. Penalty: In accordance with section 9.2 A and B of the Hearthstone Collegiate Championship rules, Tournament Administration has decided to impose the following penalty for this rule violation. You are prohibited from participating in any Hearthstone competitive tournaments (Blizzard operated, or 3rd party operated) for a period of 6 months beginning from October 8th, 2019 and extending to April 8th, 2020. Following the 6 months suspension, you may, at your discretion, continue to participate in Hearthstone esports. 9 2 Assessment of Penalties
i 97% .l AT&T ee the official 12:53 AM the co petition and to ere all are welcome Infraction: (1) Violation of rule: 7.1.B 7.1 Sportsmanship and Professionalism. 1.B. .. Participants may not take any action or perform any gesture directed at another Participant, Tespa Admin, or any other party or incite others to do the same which is abusive, insulting, mocking, or disruptive. Penalty: In accordance with section 9.2 A and B of the Hearthstone Collegiate Championship rules, Tournament Administration has decided to impose the following penalty for this rule violation. You are prohibited from participating in any Hearthstone competitive tournaments (Blizzard operated, or 3rd party operated) for a period of 6 months beginning from October 8th, 2019 and extending to April 8th, 2020. Following the 6 months suspension, you may, at your discretion, continue to participate in Hearthstone esports. 9 2 Assessment of Penalties

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American University Hearthstone Team Ban Mail Part One

. AT&T @ i 97% 12:53 AM Hearthstone Collegiate Championship - Ruling Notification Inbox HearthstoneAdmin 12:52 AM to me Hello Xcelsior, This is a notification that your conduct on the official broadcast for The Collegiate Hearthstone Championship on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 violated rule 7.1B (cited below) of the Hearthstone Collegiate Championship Fall 2019 Official Rules located at https://bnetcmsus-a.akamaihd. net/cms/content entry media/ 98/98EP04HKUVE91565623454873.pdf. We expect all players to follow the Hearthstone Collegiate Championship rules. Every Voice Matters at Blizzard, and we strongly encourage everyone in our community to share their viewpoints in the many places available to express themselves. However, the official broad cast needs to be about the game and the competition, and to be a place where all are welcome. Infraction: (1) Vialation of rule: 71 B
. AT&T @ i 97% 12:53 AM Hearthstone Collegiate Championship - Ruling Notification Inbox HearthstoneAdmin 12:52 AM to me Hello Xcelsior, This is a notification that your conduct on the official broadcast for The Collegiate Hearthstone Championship on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 violated rule 7.1B (cited below) of the Hearthstone Collegiate Championship Fall 2019 Official Rules located at https://bnetcmsus-a.akamaihd. net/cms/content entry media/ 98/98EP04HKUVE91565623454873.pdf. We expect all players to follow the Hearthstone Collegiate Championship rules. Every Voice Matters at Blizzard, and we strongly encourage everyone in our community to share their viewpoints in the many places available to express themselves. However, the official broad cast needs to be about the game and the competition, and to be a place where all are welcome. Infraction: (1) Vialation of rule: 71 B

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Casey Chambers' Tweet

Casey Chambers @Xcelsior_hs Happy to announce the AU Hearthstone team received a six month ban from competition. While delayed I appreciate all players being treated rules. equally and no one being above the Notification inbox (1) Violation of rule: 71.B 71 Sportsmanship and Professionalism. HearthstoneAdmin 12:52 AM 1.B. Participants may not take any action or perform any gesture directed at another Participant, Tespa Admin, or any other party to me ar incite others to do the same which is abusive, insuiting, mocking, or disruptive Penalty: Hello Xcelsior, In accordance with section 9.2 A and B of the Hearthstone Collegiate Championship rules, Tournament Administration has decided to impose the following penalty for this rule violation. You are prohibited from participating in any Hearthstone This is a notification that your conduct on the official broadcast for The Collegiate Hearthstone Championship on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 violated rule 7.1B (cited below) of the Hearthstone Collegiate Championship Fall 2019 Official Rules located at https://bnetcmsus-a.akamaihd net/cms/content entry media/ 98/98EP04HKUVE91565623454873.pdf. We expect all players to follow the Hearthstone Collegiate Championship rules. Every Voice Matters at Blizzard, and we strongly encourage everyone in our community to share their viewpoints in the or more members of a Team will be subject to penalty. The nature and extent of penalties imposed will be determined by Tournament Administration. All decisions of Tournament Administration regarding rules violations or other issues regarding the Tournament are final 2.B Penalties for rule violations will be assessed by Tournament Administration. These penalties wil vary, some examples being wamings, game fosses, to disqualification, in direct relation to the coueritu nf tho nffence and the nimhor nof 10:01 PM - 15 Oct 2019
Casey Chambers @Xcelsior_hs Happy to announce the AU Hearthstone team received a six month ban from competition. While delayed I appreciate all players being treated rules. equally and no one being above the Notification inbox (1) Violation of rule: 71.B 71 Sportsmanship and Professionalism. HearthstoneAdmin 12:52 AM 1.B. Participants may not take any action or perform any gesture directed at another Participant, Tespa Admin, or any other party to me ar incite others to do the same which is abusive, insuiting, mocking, or disruptive Penalty: Hello Xcelsior, In accordance with section 9.2 A and B of the Hearthstone Collegiate Championship rules, Tournament Administration has decided to impose the following penalty for this rule violation. You are prohibited from participating in any Hearthstone This is a notification that your conduct on the official broadcast for The Collegiate Hearthstone Championship on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 violated rule 7.1B (cited below) of the Hearthstone Collegiate Championship Fall 2019 Official Rules located at https://bnetcmsus-a.akamaihd net/cms/content entry media/ 98/98EP04HKUVE91565623454873.pdf. We expect all players to follow the Hearthstone Collegiate Championship rules. Every Voice Matters at Blizzard, and we strongly encourage everyone in our community to share their viewpoints in the or more members of a Team will be subject to penalty. The nature and extent of penalties imposed will be determined by Tournament Administration. All decisions of Tournament Administration regarding rules violations or other issues regarding the Tournament are final 2.B Penalties for rule violations will be assessed by Tournament Administration. These penalties wil vary, some examples being wamings, game fosses, to disqualification, in direct relation to the coueritu nf tho nffence and the nimhor nof 10:01 PM - 15 Oct 2019

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Blizzard bans three college Hearthstone players for Hong Kong protest sign

The Verge Follow @verge Blizzard bans three college Hearthstone players for Hong Kong protest sign theverge.com/2019/10/16/209 HEARTHSTONE 10:56 AM 16 Oct 2019 154 Retweets 280 Likes 280 28 ti 154 Ah s---, here we go again.
The Verge Follow @verge Blizzard bans three college Hearthstone players for Hong Kong protest sign theverge.com/2019/10/16/209 HEARTHSTONE 10:56 AM 16 Oct 2019 154 Retweets 280 Likes 280 28 ti 154 Ah s---, here we go again.

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Chinese Government 'Forcing Christians To Denounce Jesus Christ Baxter Dmitry News, World O September 10, 2018 10 China's communist government has begun destroying crosses, burning Bibles, shutting churches and ordering Christians to sign papers denouncing Jesus Christ, according to pastors and a group that monitors religion in China. Under President Xi Jinping, China's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong, believers are seeing their freedoms shrink dramatically even as the country undergoes a religious revival. Experts and activists say that as he consolidates his power, Xi is waging the most severe systematic suppression of Christianity in the country since religious freedom was written into the Chinese constitution in 1982. BIZARD Blizzard's dramatic Hearthstone ban is the latest proof that China is too lucrative to piss off By Wes Fenlon 7 days ago China is now one of the biggest political and economic forces in games, and its influence is still growing. In the first six months of 2019, Activision Blizzard made 12 percent of its revenue-396 million dollars-in the Asia Pacific region. Much of that certainly came from China. SensorTower estimates that Chinese mobile players have helped Hearthstone spending grow, even as US spending declined. They put $51 million into the game in 2018. Esports audiences, too, are huge in China. I fear just one thing: Money! Greed was what motivated Judas to sell Jesus Mother Teresa AZ QUOTES
Chinese Government 'Forcing Christians To Denounce Jesus Christ Baxter Dmitry News, World O September 10, 2018 10 China's communist government has begun destroying crosses, burning Bibles, shutting churches and ordering Christians to sign papers denouncing Jesus Christ, according to pastors and a group that monitors religion in China. Under President Xi Jinping, China's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong, believers are seeing their freedoms shrink dramatically even as the country undergoes a religious revival. Experts and activists say that as he consolidates his power, Xi is waging the most severe systematic suppression of Christianity in the country since religious freedom was written into the Chinese constitution in 1982. BIZARD Blizzard's dramatic Hearthstone ban is the latest proof that China is too lucrative to piss off By Wes Fenlon 7 days ago China is now one of the biggest political and economic forces in games, and its influence is still growing. In the first six months of 2019, Activision Blizzard made 12 percent of its revenue-396 million dollars-in the Asia Pacific region. Much of that certainly came from China. SensorTower estimates that Chinese mobile players have helped Hearthstone spending grow, even as US spending declined. They put $51 million into the game in 2018. Esports audiences, too, are huge in China. I fear just one thing: Money! Greed was what motivated Judas to sell Jesus Mother Teresa AZ QUOTES

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reddit Q search r/GamerGhazi r/GamerGhazi SIGN UP t 261 -Suddenly, Reactionary Gamers are extremely* into politics in gaming. Posted by u/EthicsOverwhelming 5 days ago 32 261 Suddenly, Reactionary Gamers are *extremely* into politics in gaming. r/GamerGhazi Keen observers may have noticed that within the last week, all of the usual Gamergate/reactionary youtuber/alt-right gamer crowd has become extremely vocal about politics in their video games again. No no, not the usual "get your politics Sep 22, 2014 Cake Day 25.0k 122 out of my video games" whining, but the opposite! That's right, they are extremely vocal not about the injection of politics Members in their games, but the ejection of politics in their games Diversity and geek culture collide Super short version y'all know already is that a pro Hearthstone player as well as several people who happened to be JOIN standing in the vicinity of him were punished when he said a pro-Hong Kong independence message. Now, you would think this would be met with scorn from the Gamergate crowd, right? Here was a man injecting a political message into a video game competition, sullying the once sacred grounds of meritocratic competition with his icky-wicky politics! This should be catnip for them, but instead they had the exact opposite reaction. It was good that politics were being injected into their video games, and it was bad that companies made it go away! Now if you're like me you probably laughed and rolled your eyes at the blatant hypocrisy that comes with reactionary conservatism, and their absolute lack of self awareness. However the reality of their newfound political awakening is actually a little bit more complicated, and also still fitting with their overall mentality. The short answer to the question "Do Gamergaters actually care about the Hong Kong people?" is: "F--- no." They never have. General Hong Kong unrest and sporadic protest have been going on for years and they've never batted an eye over it. Ask them how they feel about kneeling NFL players and then square that with what happened here and you'd probably be scratching your head like I was. The real reason they're all so active about this is very very simple: doing this hurts the people they hate. And the person they hate, is Blizzard. Almost one year ago, Blizzard-a massive multi-billion dollar company-announced that it was making a Diablo game for mobile phones at Blizzcon, an event designed to announce upcoming Blizzard properties. So for a normal well-adjusted ounce Blizzard properties person like you and I, the announcement nevent designed to property at didn't really seem like a big issue. A phone game? Cool. It's not my cup of tea, but I hope it's good and that people find enjoyment in it. For The Gamer however, this was seen as a crime against humanity. The silly quip of "don't you have phones?" has been festering and brewing inside their minds rent-free for near 365 days and counting, and has been the fuel for their unending anger all this time (yes, really, they're still not over this). In their minds, Blizzard insulted The Consumer and there is no greater sin in the world than insulting Consumers. Now, there shouldn't really be anything special about consuming things. Everyone does it every single day of the year, it's not really that impressive, special, or noteworthy in any way. It's just something we do, like breathing and eating. However. The Gamers very often self-identify as Consumers in ways that border on fetishistic. It's a sign of pride for them. A mark of power. I am a Consumer, hear me roar! Bend to my mighty will! entire markets are at my beck and call! Watch any reactionary youtuber for more than ten minutes and you will hear "Consumers" dropped often and with an almost reverent tone that commands respect. These people really, really do take some sort of weird pride in the term There's a whole psychological rabbit hole we can jump down here about why they take such pride in something so plain, like perhaps because they feel it's the one aspect of their life and in their world that they have any control/power over. Like their wallet is a Horcrux or something, but we won't get into that Reddit Using Reddit About Help Reddit App What's important to take away here is that they are approaching this issue not from a humanitarian perspective where Careers one is legitimately concerned over human suffering, but from a perspective of consumption and denied entitlement. Press Reddit Coins Advertise Reddit Premium Gamergaters and Conservative Reactionaries don't actually have a belief structure that you can map a coherent world Reddit view across. They believe whatever they need to believe in the moment to cause the most harm to the people they hate. Directory It's why they can form a movement designed to bully women/minorities into suicide, but then pretend someone's suicide is a tragedy and use it as a tool to bully women. It's why they can get so p----- off about politics in games, but then get Terms | Content Policy | Privacy Policy | mad when politics is ejected from games like they've always said they want. In their minds, when Blizzard announced a Mod Policy Diablo game that wasn't explicitly catered to them, the company tore out their very souls, and these kids have been Reddit Inc 2019. All rights reserved carrying this spite around with them for a year. This Hong Kong protest isn't a moral concern for them, it's a weapon they can use to stab at the company that didn't give them what they want. Blizzard has been on their hit list for a yeart now, and if reactionaries have pretend to have concern over Human Rights (you know, all that SJW stuff they hate) to twist a knife into the backs of someone who didn't bend over backwards for their desires, they will do so. So while it might seem smug and hilarious to point out how much Gamergaters are finally waking up to the idea that all media is political, games aren't made in a vacuum and there's no denying that.. .the reality is they don't give a s---, they just want to do what they've always wanted: gouge out the eyes of the people they hate, and say anything they have to to TL;DR They don't actually care. They never have. This is just another weapon to use against their enemies.
reddit Q search r/GamerGhazi r/GamerGhazi SIGN UP t 261 -Suddenly, Reactionary Gamers are extremely* into politics in gaming. Posted by u/EthicsOverwhelming 5 days ago 32 261 Suddenly, Reactionary Gamers are *extremely* into politics in gaming. r/GamerGhazi Keen observers may have noticed that within the last week, all of the usual Gamergate/reactionary youtuber/alt-right gamer crowd has become extremely vocal about politics in their video games again. No no, not the usual "get your politics Sep 22, 2014 Cake Day 25.0k 122 out of my video games" whining, but the opposite! That's right, they are extremely vocal not about the injection of politics Members in their games, but the ejection of politics in their games Diversity and geek culture collide Super short version y'all know already is that a pro Hearthstone player as well as several people who happened to be JOIN standing in the vicinity of him were punished when he said a pro-Hong Kong independence message. Now, you would think this would be met with scorn from the Gamergate crowd, right? Here was a man injecting a political message into a video game competition, sullying the once sacred grounds of meritocratic competition with his icky-wicky politics! This should be catnip for them, but instead they had the exact opposite reaction. It was good that politics were being injected into their video games, and it was bad that companies made it go away! Now if you're like me you probably laughed and rolled your eyes at the blatant hypocrisy that comes with reactionary conservatism, and their absolute lack of self awareness. However the reality of their newfound political awakening is actually a little bit more complicated, and also still fitting with their overall mentality. The short answer to the question "Do Gamergaters actually care about the Hong Kong people?" is: "F--- no." They never have. General Hong Kong unrest and sporadic protest have been going on for years and they've never batted an eye over it. Ask them how they feel about kneeling NFL players and then square that with what happened here and you'd probably be scratching your head like I was. The real reason they're all so active about this is very very simple: doing this hurts the people they hate. And the person they hate, is Blizzard. Almost one year ago, Blizzard-a massive multi-billion dollar company-announced that it was making a Diablo game for mobile phones at Blizzcon, an event designed to announce upcoming Blizzard properties. So for a normal well-adjusted ounce Blizzard properties person like you and I, the announcement nevent designed to property at didn't really seem like a big issue. A phone game? Cool. It's not my cup of tea, but I hope it's good and that people find enjoyment in it. For The Gamer however, this was seen as a crime against humanity. The silly quip of "don't you have phones?" has been festering and brewing inside their minds rent-free for near 365 days and counting, and has been the fuel for their unending anger all this time (yes, really, they're still not over this). In their minds, Blizzard insulted The Consumer and there is no greater sin in the world than insulting Consumers. Now, there shouldn't really be anything special about consuming things. Everyone does it every single day of the year, it's not really that impressive, special, or noteworthy in any way. It's just something we do, like breathing and eating. However. The Gamers very often self-identify as Consumers in ways that border on fetishistic. It's a sign of pride for them. A mark of power. I am a Consumer, hear me roar! Bend to my mighty will! entire markets are at my beck and call! Watch any reactionary youtuber for more than ten minutes and you will hear "Consumers" dropped often and with an almost reverent tone that commands respect. These people really, really do take some sort of weird pride in the term There's a whole psychological rabbit hole we can jump down here about why they take such pride in something so plain, like perhaps because they feel it's the one aspect of their life and in their world that they have any control/power over. Like their wallet is a Horcrux or something, but we won't get into that Reddit Using Reddit About Help Reddit App What's important to take away here is that they are approaching this issue not from a humanitarian perspective where Careers one is legitimately concerned over human suffering, but from a perspective of consumption and denied entitlement. Press Reddit Coins Advertise Reddit Premium Gamergaters and Conservative Reactionaries don't actually have a belief structure that you can map a coherent world Reddit view across. They believe whatever they need to believe in the moment to cause the most harm to the people they hate. Directory It's why they can form a movement designed to bully women/minorities into suicide, but then pretend someone's suicide is a tragedy and use it as a tool to bully women. It's why they can get so p----- off about politics in games, but then get Terms | Content Policy | Privacy Policy | mad when politics is ejected from games like they've always said they want. In their minds, when Blizzard announced a Mod Policy Diablo game that wasn't explicitly catered to them, the company tore out their very souls, and these kids have been Reddit Inc 2019. All rights reserved carrying this spite around with them for a year. This Hong Kong protest isn't a moral concern for them, it's a weapon they can use to stab at the company that didn't give them what they want. Blizzard has been on their hit list for a yeart now, and if reactionaries have pretend to have concern over Human Rights (you know, all that SJW stuff they hate) to twist a knife into the backs of someone who didn't bend over backwards for their desires, they will do so. So while it might seem smug and hilarious to point out how much Gamergaters are finally waking up to the idea that all media is political, games aren't made in a vacuum and there's no denying that.. .the reality is they don't give a s---, they just want to do what they've always wanted: gouge out the eyes of the people they hate, and say anything they have to to TL;DR They don't actually care. They never have. This is just another weapon to use against their enemies.

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INSIDE BLIZZARD REGARDING LAST WEEKEND'S HEARTHSTONE GRANDMASTERS TOURNAMENT f Blizzard Entertainment October 12, 2019 Hello Blizzard Community. .. I want to take a few minutes to talk to all of you about the Hearthstone Grand masters tournament this past weekend. On Monday, we made the decision to take action against a player named blitzchung and two shoutcasters after the player shared his views on what's happening in Hong Kong on our official broadcast channel. BIZARD ENTERTAINMENT BLIZZARD'S PR NIGHTMARE Outrage after Hearthstone player is censored "To learn who rules over you simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize." -Voltaire
INSIDE BLIZZARD REGARDING LAST WEEKEND'S HEARTHSTONE GRANDMASTERS TOURNAMENT f Blizzard Entertainment October 12, 2019 Hello Blizzard Community. .. I want to take a few minutes to talk to all of you about the Hearthstone Grand masters tournament this past weekend. On Monday, we made the decision to take action against a player named blitzchung and two shoutcasters after the player shared his views on what's happening in Hong Kong on our official broadcast channel. BIZARD ENTERTAINMENT BLIZZARD'S PR NIGHTMARE Outrage after Hearthstone player is censored "To learn who rules over you simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize." -Voltaire

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Large-scale organ harvesting: medical genocide taking place in China 立調查:中共大規模活摘法輪功學員器官 法輪大法 earance Practice 真善 LLON GAN UP TO 1.5 MILLION KILLED IN CHINA FOR THEIR ORGANS mainly Falun Cang practitioners A coach in Blizzard's Overwatch League was told to delete a tweet condemning the company for censoring an esports competitor from Hong Kong Business Kevin Webb, Business Insider O10.10.2019, 19:12 Insider If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear George Orwell
Large-scale organ harvesting: medical genocide taking place in China 立調查:中共大規模活摘法輪功學員器官 法輪大法 earance Practice 真善 LLON GAN UP TO 1.5 MILLION KILLED IN CHINA FOR THEIR ORGANS mainly Falun Cang practitioners A coach in Blizzard's Overwatch League was told to delete a tweet condemning the company for censoring an esports competitor from Hong Kong Business Kevin Webb, Business Insider O10.10.2019, 19:12 Insider If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear George Orwell

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DIRDLO IMB AL Do you guys not have social credit?

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2019 Blizzard Boycott
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